Members soapfan770 Posted November 23, 2022 Members Share Posted November 23, 2022 Apologies if there was a thread already I looked all over but didn’t see one, but a couple videos from The Lives We Live, a WCBS/syndicated reality soap that aired 1980-81 have surfaced. I remember discussing about this in length wayyy back in the mid-00’s at the old WOST website, but digging up any information has been difficult. Neither Schemering nor Waggett mention this show at all in their books. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 23, 2022 Members Share Posted November 23, 2022 From what I can see, there isn't much of a soap opera aspect to The Lives We Live. Just 3 women talking about issues in a studio. If they had have followed the woman around and delve into their lives/family/romances etc then I could see the soap labelled applied. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robbwolff Posted November 23, 2022 Members Share Posted November 23, 2022 Great find!!! The Lives We Live aired at 12:00 p.m. in the New York market, right before Search for Tomorrow. WCBS did tout the show as a real life soap opera as I recollect. I watched it on a few occasions when I was off from high school. It reminded me of some scenes from Love of Life that simply depicted everyday life. Thanks for sharing this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted November 24, 2022 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2022 You’re quite welcome!! On another website I had seen someone post a few TV schedules from that time period and had seen the show get listed which brought back a faint memory so I got around to looking it up. IIRC someone at WOST had brought this up as being the first “reality soap opera” at the time when the board was dissecting Mary-Ellis Bunim and Millee Taggert’s Starting Over, which was billed as a reality soap at the time. Oh definitely more of talk show/round table discussion for sure; probably the only soapy aspects to it is opening & logo, music, and having Hal Simms as the show’s announcer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 24, 2022 Members Share Posted November 24, 2022 Yes I agree,the opening made me think it would be 'a fly on the wall' look at their lives. I think Starting Over was more in that vein? How long did it last? i wonder, if over time, viewers might get a little tired of the same 3 women. Maybe they planned to introduce others if the show continued... And of course, thanks for posting! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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